In fact, that was indeed the case.
As a deity who disregarded the moral constraints of human society, Samael might have been greedy, but he was not so depraved as to lust after a few short-legged little girls. Baptizing those children had merely been a way to give them a layer of protection in light of their tragic futures.
How many times had he said it? He liked mature women. There were already so many fields at home he had yet to plow—where would he find the leisure to go chasing little girls outside? So heaven and earth bore witness: at first, he had genuinely meant well...
However, this favor from a god was misunderstood by those old fools who wanted to flatter and cling to him. They actually hurriedly packaged up their daughters and sent them over to serve the deity.
In the end, not only did they fail to curry favor, they also increased Touko Aozaki and the others' workload, letting them experience motherhood ahead of schedule. With a bellyful of pent-up rage and nowhere to vent it, they gave the culprit a resounding slap across the face the moment they met.
Samael maintained that he had been terribly wronged.
Only after hearing the defendant swear solemn oaths did Touko Aozaki's gloomy expression brighten slightly, and she reluctantly accepted Samael's explanation.
"I can let this matter go, but what about you abandoning me and sneaking out of Misaki City without a word?"
Yet in the next instant, Touko Aozaki could not help gritting her teeth as she denounced a certain runaway's shameless behavior.
"I remember that you promised to accompany me to study at the Clock Tower."
"I've been wronged!"
Hearing that sinister accusation and seeing those clenched fists, Samael immediately protested loudly in his own defense.
"You